The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-02-01
THE LATEST FROM KAHl
Great Damage to Properly!
Continued Earthquakes.

The arrival of the Kinau was anzbusly
looked for on Sunday, and consideratl dis
appointment was felt when the vessel ID not
arrive at day break. She was signald at
$50 and an eager crowd was on the bharf
as she came along side. The news fTol the
great lava flow showed that as one our
CORES ondents remarks, Pele had cole to
stay" The lava is still pouring into I'll sea
and another flow has started down the loun-
tain, bursting forth some what highr up
than that of January 18th.
The earthquakes has been continues in
the Kau district, and have done great1am-
age, while severe shocks have been fit III
every part of the Island.
On Sunday January oath, the earthquakes
were very severe in Kau, every house a Ia
huku was moved some inches from its oun-
dation and the contents smashed. Thtmail
carrier reported at Hilo that eight builines
had been burned in Kahuku during Snday
right in consequence of the lamps living
been overthrown by the vibrations. The
walls throughout the kau district havebeen
leveled to the ground. The crockery invery
house has ceased to exist, one correspondent
reports only seven plates left and his stove
in pieces. others tell the same tale. WehalI
have to wait till next Friday for full dtails,
but enough has reached us in the Wv eof
rumors and messages to show that thu peo-
pie of Kau are in straits and have suered
severely. Fortunately no loss of life re-
ported.
Kilauea is reported by the Rev. !. P.
Baker to be in the same state that ! has
been for some time past.
Seven shocks of earthquake were fit in
Kohala on the 23rd but, beyond giyin the
people fright, no damage was done.
AT Laupahoehoe nine shocks we're re the
same night, a little after eleven. To of
these were quite severe. There havebeen
light shocks ever since.
BY kind permission of DIR. 2. C. ions, we
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fos-
ter, the latest from Kau.
PAHALA, Jan. oath, 1s7.
We had two very heavy severe shots Of
earthquake about 1l.30 last night that id US
considerable damage. Nearly all thework
done on setting new boilers was damatd, so
that it will have TO be done over again The
large iron tank at the mill was throwniown
and number of pipes broken about thmill
The Moaula and the new reservoir were
badly damaged. The Whitney reserve very
little. Nearly all the houses IN the lopes
are off their underpinning. Last nigh was
one of terror.
a correspondent from Hilo gives IT, fol-
lowing account of the shocks there
HILo, Jan. %, 1877.
Hilo had "a decided shaking up on Snday
night, January sd. The first shake7as a
rouser, at Ills O'Clock p. M, followd five
minutes later by another more terribl than
the first. These we're followed by nuierous
minor shakes, and half an hour late by a
third heavy shock, but not as heavYls the
two previous ones, which seem determined
to tear doors and windows off the buses.
Many frightened person ran oct ofioors.
and some left their houses to sptd the
night with their neiehbors. In facit was
the heaviest shake felt at Hilo sim 1868.
Many articles, such as vases and orrtnents
and dishes, we're thrown down in thearious
houses and broken. In one store / Hilo
over $50 worth of lamps aad chime, were
thrown down and destroyed by tbeeartk-
quakes of Sunday night
The chimney of the kitchen at the 6omea
Sugar Company Managers house washrown
down, and slight damage is repoed all
about Hilo.
The oscillations were from soutssouth-